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Retail pharmacy is going through a “historic paradigm change” as pharmacists and pharmacy leaders expand their patient-care and clinical capabilities and provide new solutions to a “broken” healthcare system undergoing rapid change. That was the message delivered Monday by Steve Anderson, president and CEO of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, on day twoRead more

Some Haskell folk thought that when pharmacist Elbert Johnson sold his drugstore in 1994 he was going to retire then and there. They were wrong, and he’s quick to point that out. But now, with his pharmacist’s license expiring on his 83rd birthday on Monday, Johnson is officially calling it quits. “I’m retiring for theRead more

Alchemy State and Federal delivers rapid, reliable answers for informed prescribing and dispensing and protects against illegal transmission of electronic prescriptions by identifying differences between federal and state Drug Enforcement Administration information, said Marianne Messer, President of Gold Standard. Through this new module, the only one of its kind on the market today, we takeRead more

CEO Lalit Dhadphale believes Americans are ready to order their medications online – as long as they know the pharmacy is legitimate. And earning the trust of the skeptical American health care consumer is his biggest challenge. “Eventually drugs are going to become just like any commodity, where we as consumers shop around for theRead more

The St. Louis College of Pharmacy welcomed a near-record 1,218 new and returning students to campus, the school said this week. That’s just shy of last year’s record enrollment of 1,234 and only the second time the school’s enrollment topped 1,200. Read more: St. Louis College of Pharmacy enrollment near record – St. Louis BusinessRead more

Between exams, papers and maintaining an active social life, many college students feel they can’t really find the time to keep up on their personal health and wellness until an illness catches hold and stops them in their tracks. With most colleges providing health care and endless physical activities for students, staying healthy in collegeRead more

Retail prices of branded prescription drugs went up by 8.3% in 2009, according to an analysis released Wednesday by AARP. Read the full story at, Retail branded prescription drug prices on the riseRead more

My insurance plan requires me to fill certain prescriptions by mail order. But I have always preferred to obtain medications from my neighborhood pharmacy in the New York suburbs, even though it means paying for them out of my own pocket. For me, the expense has been worth it, because I like having a pharmacistRead more

Federal agencies enforcing new health-reform mandates must act to preserve patients’ access to the pharmacy of their choice and lower-cost generic medicines, the independent pharmacy lobby urged the government Tuesday.In a written appeal to three federal agencies, the National Community Pharmacists Association asserted that health plans seeking Grandfathered Health Plan status under the landmark health-reformRead more